As stated above…. Nope. Hotshot is Rhett.
Mack's Factory Proton Pack Build!
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Sorry missed thatAs stated above…. Nope. Hotshot is Rhett.
Helllllooooo *waves
I master, mold, and cast some of the parts, mostly in resin in Ohio, Mack's makes the shells in Arizona, other parts are farmed out across the globe. I was fretful to see what I might encounter, but truth is, it all comes down to the labor.
Finding competent workers is the wall they are butting up against.
The operation is impressive and even the 'junk' test shells are something we'd all drool over.
Stay paitient as we shake out from corona, and as we move into the next weeks and months, some really, really cool stuff is coming.
I master, mold, and cast some of the parts, mostly in resin in Ohio, Mack's makes the shells in Arizona, other parts are farmed out across the globe. I was fretful to see what I might encounter, but truth is, it all comes down to the labor.
Finding competent workers is the wall they are butting up against.
The operation is impressive and even the 'junk' test shells are something we'd all drool over.
Stay paitient as we shake out from corona, and as we move into the next weeks and months, some really, really cool stuff is coming.
When I visited with Arron and Ron back in March of last year I got to hold the prototype aluminum thrower and I was just blown away with how amazing it looked and felt in my hands, since that day I've been eagerly awaiting it's release! Everything that's going into these packs and parts is absolutely astonishing.
Now if only we could get those motherboards rolling out
wicked excited for this
Slowly chugging along! I work a 8-5 so I've been working on the parts in small burst over the course of the last week. I've got all the 3D models edited to match up with the pre drilled holes on the Mack's shell and I'm currently printing the PPD, HGA, injectors, filler and beam line all in one print session. The N-filter isn't sitting as flush as I would like so that'll be edited and reprinted, which I had planned on doing anyways as I want the base of all parts to be printed in black PETG.
More Pieces printed and fixed to the shell with some socket head screws! Just have the ion arm left to print and then it's on to the most exciting part! sanding...
Yeah I am, it's been sitting in the collection room gathering dust so I'm thrilled to see it starting to look more and more like a proton pack!
In other news, I was able to make a DXF file of the motherboard and I am looking for a local laser cutting place that can cut it out for me.
Sweet!! Are they not offering a mother board yet?
Not yet, It's been marked as coming soon on the site for quite awhile, which is a bummer because that is the one part that is crucial to making the whole thing a serviceable pack.
Thankfully you have the tools and talent to make your own!
Because that would cost a fortune. The Mack's factory parts will already be expensive, why spend money on parts from GBfans only to replace them with equal to more expensive parts later? So far I'm halfway through a $19 spool of PETG filament and I have all the parts that would cost me around $195 in resin parts from GBfans, that's a win in my book. Also I get the added fun of smoothing and painting the 3D printed parts later.
No worries. In my first post on this thread I explained that while I wait for Mack to release more parts I would be modding existing accurate 3D files to fit the Mack's shell so I could use the pack for trooping and conventions, while slowly replacing the printed parts with Mack's parts as they are released.It was just a question......printed pieces are not often screen accurate and always need some good work on them so I thought that you could buy GBfans for accuracy. Price wise, for sure, it's not an economical solution if you decide to finally buy the Mack's pieces after that
I put a hold on this pack the past few weeks as I've been working on other cosplay pieces for WonderCon 2022 this weekend.
Although, over the weekend I was visiting an electronics surplus and was shocked to see this on the back wall
I ended up picking up enough for 2 full sized packs and 2 85% scale packs for around 11 bucks, what a steal!
I plan to pick back up on the project as soon as I get back from WonderCon as I'll have a relatively open schedule until Phoenix Fan Fusion (still hate that new name ) in May!
Although, over the weekend I was visiting an electronics surplus and was shocked to see this on the back wall
I ended up picking up enough for 2 full sized packs and 2 85% scale packs for around 11 bucks, what a steal!
I plan to pick back up on the project as soon as I get back from WonderCon as I'll have a relatively open schedule until Phoenix Fan Fusion (still hate that new name
) in May!
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